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Tibet Overland Tour

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Tibet Autonomous Region has long been known as the "Roof of the world" and is no idle statement. The land veiled in secrecy, closed to the outside world for centuries. 'The Roof of the World" is now open to you. The valley bottom ...read more

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New campaign to lure visitors to Buddha's birthplace
Jan 23, 2012 LUMBINI, Nepal - Nepal's president announced a campaign Saturday to lure hundreds of thousands of tourists and pilgrims this year to visit the area of the country where Buddha was born. Visit Lumbini 2012 Announced by Prime Minister Dr. Bhattarai
Lumbini Development Trust 28.Dec.2011 Visit Lumbini 2012 Announced by Prime Minister Dr. Bhattarai Visit Lumbini 2012 Announced by the Prime Minister Bhattarai Right Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai formally announced Visit Lumbini 2012 on December 1, 2011 in Lumbini, the holy birthplace of Sakyamuni Buddha and world heritage site. The event organized by Nepal Government at the request of Lumbini Development Trust will be inaugurated on 14th January 2012 and will be celebrated with various kinds of programmes throughout the year round. The Prime Minister Bhattarai was welcomed by Culture Minister Honorable Gopal Kiraty, Vice Chairman Acharya Karma Sangbo Sherpa, Project Chief Er. Temba Sherpa and staff of Lumbini Development Trust. Office Chiefs of different districts also warmly welcomed the arrival of the Prime Minister. Nepal Tourism Year 2011 Uniquely Promoted In London Buses
Embassy of Nepal, in cooperation with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), has promoted Nepal Tourism Year 2011 to allure maximum number of tourists into Nepal in London by advertising its major promotional theme, “Naturally Nepal” through double-decker London Buses. This is the first time such type of module has been taken into account to marketing Nepal’s tourism in the United Kingdom Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 in metro buses Washington DC
WASHINGTON DC, JUL 26 - The Nepali Embassy in Washington has placed promotional posters of Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 in metro buses Washington DC targeting summer tourists. Nepali ambassador to US Dr Shankar Sharma formally launched the program by visiting metro-bus station at 44th Street, the embassy said in a press statement received on Tuesday. Around 15 million domestic and international tourists visit Washington DC every year. “The poster displays cultural and natural diversity of Nepal. We are hopeful that it will be effective for tourism promotion,” the statement from the embassy said. 15 percent discount to the employee
Nepal Airlines Corporation is offering 15 % discount on available cheapest market fares on its International Sectors to the employee and the family members ( employee/spouse, father/mother and sons/daughters) which can be obtained from the Distrcit Sales Office International, New Road, Kantipath; airline office at the Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu; Pokhara Sales Office and Sales Offices at the International Stations. China plans to help Nepal develop Buddha’s birthplace at Lumbini
China plans to help Nepal develop Buddha’s birthplace at Lumbini Reuters, Jun 16, 2011 Kathmandu, Nepal -- A Chinese-backed foundation and Nepal’s government plan to transform Lord Buddha’s birthplace in southern Nepal into a magnet for Buddhists in the same way as Mecca is to Muslims and the Vatican for Catholics. The Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation plans to raise $3 billion at home and abroad to build temples, an airport, a highway, hotels, convention centres and a Buddhist university in the town of Lumbini, about 171 km (107 miles) southwest of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. The foundation, blessed by the Chinese government, signed a memorandum China rolls out discounts for 1st National Tourism Day (May19)
BEIJING -- From offering ticket discounts to organizing activities, China's cities and provinces are gearing up for the country's first national tourism day. On National Tourism Day, which falls on Thursday this year, tourists will get half-price tickets for all scenic spots in north China's Shanxi province, according to the provincial tourism bureau. In the island province of Hainan, free tickets and discount coupons will be distributed around the island's west coast, and all tourists taking public transportation from Thursday to Saturday will get half-price tickets for the Li and Miao ethnic groups' cultural tourism zone. Libraries, museums and stadiums in the county of Qionghai will be open to local residents free of charge for one week. Buddha Int'l Peace Award to Japanese mayors
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav conferred the 1st Gautam Buddha International Peace Award to incumbent Mayor of Japanese city Nagasaki Tomihisa Taue and former Mayor of another Japanese city Hiroshima Tadatoshi Akiba on Tuesday. Best adventure trip: Everest base camp
Best adventure trip: Everest base camp The Himalayas' "rock stars" are more accessible than you think. The thrill of high-altitude trekking in Nepal was once available only to a gung-ho few. Recently, the journey has become more accessible. In April 2011, co-host of international television show Word Travels and travel writer Robin Esrock will lead a trek to the Everest Base Camp with World Expeditions. Air India Flights resumed
NEW DELHI: Air India pilots on Friday night called off their 10-day-old strike after the government agreed to reinstate sacked and suspended pilots. It also agreed to restore the recognition of the pilots' union - Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA).

Distance Chat

ALLEPPEY TO----COCHIN 63, KOTTAYAM 37, PERIYAR 155, QUILON 84, TRIVANDRUM 157.

AMRITSAR TO---- CHANDIGARH 284, DELHI 449 DHARAMSALA 199,JAMMU 219,WAGAH BORDER 26.
AURANGABAD TO---- AJANTA 102, BHUSAVAL 219, BOMBAY 443, DAULATABAD 13, ELLORA 28, JALGAON 194, MANDU 335, MANMAD 113, PUNE 228, SHIRDI 130, SHOLAPUR 324.
BADAMI TO----AIHOLE 46, BELGAUM 191, BIJAPUR 135, GOA 190, HOSPET 310, PATTADAKAL 29.
BAGDOGRA TO----BIRATNAGAR 140, DARJEELING 93, GANGTOK 141, KALIMPONG 79, PHUNTSHOLING 193, SILIGURI 13.
BALRAMPUR TO----LUCKNOW 208, LUMBINI 197, SRAVASTI 17.
BHAVNAGAR TO----AHMEDPUR MANDVI 200, CHORWAD 315, DIU 200, JUNAGDH 235, PALITANA 60, RAJKOT 186, SASANGIR 311, SOMNATH 280, WANKANER 231.
BANDHAVAGARH TO---- JABALPUR 195, KANHA 250.
BANGALORE TO----BELUR 222, COCHIN 578, HAMPI 350, HASSAN 187, HYDERABAD 562, KABINI 225, LEPAKSHI 250, MADRAS 331, MADURAI 385, MANGALORE 357, MYSORE 139, OOTY 297, PUTTAPARTHY 152, SOMNATHPUR 121, SRIRANGAPATNAM 127, TIRUPATI 238, TRIVANDRUM 798.
BELGAUM TO----BIJAPUR 207, GOA 159, BAGALKOT 141.

BHAIRAWA TO----LUMBINI 48.
BHOPAL TO----BHIMBETKA 50, BHOJPUR 28, INDORE 186, KHAJURAHO 383, MANDU 286, PACHMARHI 210, SANCHI 46, UDAIGIRI 59, UJJAIN 188.
BHUBANESHWAR TO----CHILKA 100, CUTTACK 25, DHAULI 8, GOPALPUR-ON-SEA 170, KONARK 65, PURI 56.
BIJAPUR TO----BIDAR 265, GULBARGA 145, HYDERABAD 286.
BIKANER TO----BUNDI 396, GAJNER 32, JAISALMER 333, JODHPUR 243, KHIMSAR 145, KOTAH 424, MANDAWA 200, NAGAUR 105.
BODHGAYA TO----NALANDA 103, PATNA 90, RAJGIR 198.
BOMBAY TO----AAREY MILK COLONY 82, ELEPHANTA CAVES 9, KANHERI CAVES 142, LONAVALA 101, MANMAD 274, NASIK 185, PUNE 163, SURAT 313.
CALCUTTA TO----ASANSOL 222, BHUBANESHWAR 449, BANDEL 48, DIAMOND HARBOUR 48, HOOGHLY POINT 55, MURSHIDABAD 225, PURI 557, SHANTINIKETAN 212, VISHNUPUR 150.
CHANDIGARH TO----CHAIL 112, DELHI 238, DHARAMSALA 357, KALKA 25, KULLU 244, MANALI 284, NANGAL DAM 147, PINJORE GARDENS 20, SHIMLA 110
COCHIN TO----ALLEPPEY 63, CALICUT 225, COIMBATORE 183, KODAIKANAL 221, KOTTAYAM 76, MADRAS 729, MADURAI 324, MUNNAR 135, OOTY 281, PERIYAR 195, TRICHUR 80, TRIVANDRUM 210.
COIMBATORE TO----COONOOR 81, MADURAI 227, KODAIKANAL 138,METTUPALAYAM 53,OOTY 98,TRICHY 204.
COLOMBO TO----ANURADAPURA 213,KANDY 115,NUWARA ELIYA 180,POLONNARUWA 221.
DARJEELING TO----BAGDOGRA 90, GANGTOK 98, GHOOM 7, JALDAPARA 197, KALIMPONG 51, NEW JALPAIGURI 100, PEMAYANGSTE 75, SILIGURI 86, TIGERHILL 13.
DELHI TO----AGRA 203, BIKANER 471, BHARATPUR 205, CHANDIGARH 238, CORBETT PARK 296, DEHRADUN 235, GWALIOR 321, HARIDWAR 200,JAIPUR 258, JODHPUR 610, KHAJURAHO 596, MANDAWA 257,MATHURA 157,MUSSOORIE 269, NAINITAL 302, NEEMRANA 122, RISHIKESH 224, SAMODE 264, SARISKA 239, SHIMLA 343, UDAIPUR 670, VARANASI 670.
DEHRADUN TO---CHANDIGARH 180, DELHI 235, HARIDWAR 65, MUSSORIE 34, RISHIKESH 42, SHIMLA 295.
GANGTOK TO----KALIMPONG 77, PEMAYANGSTE 117, RUMTEK 25.

GOA TO----BELGAUM 159, HOSPET 329, MANGALORE 300.
GORAKHPUR TO----AGRA 629, BALRAMPUR 163, BHAIRAWA, KUSHINAGAR 53, LUCKNOW 266, LUMBINI 108, PATNA 260, VARANASI 212,
GUWAHATI TO----CHEERAPUNJI 151, JORHAT 303, KAZIRANGA 215, MANAS 170, SHILLONG 100, SIBSAGAR 359, SILCHAR 341, TEZPUR 198.
GWALIOR TO----DATIA 74, JHANSI 103, KHAJURAHO 275,ORCHA 120,SHIVPURI 112.
HASSAN TO----BELUR 40, HALEBID 39, HOSPET 422.
HOSPET TO----AIHOLE 168, BADAMI 214, HAMPI 17, PATTADAKAL 185.
HYDERABAD TO----AMRAVATI 314, BIDAR 150, BIJAPUR 404,GOLCONDA 11,GULBARGA 241, KURNOOL 211, NAGARJUNKONDA 182, SHOLAPUR 305, VIJAYAWADA 267, WARANGAL 140.
INDORE TO----AURANGABAD 402, BHOPAL 186, MAHESHWAR 91, MANDU 97, OMKARESHWAR 77, SURAT 479, UJJAIN 55.
JAIPUR TO---ALWAR 143, BHARATPUR 176, BIKANER 354, BUNDI 192, CHITTORGARH 318, JAISALMER 638, JODHPUR 343, KARAULI 182, KOTA 228, MANDAWA 151, NEEMRANA 155, ROOPANGARH 125, SAMODE 41, SARISKA 111, SAWAIMADHOPUR 157, UDAIPUR 406.
JAISALMER TO---DASPAN 280, JODHPUR 326, KHIMSAR 295, MOUNT ABU 488, POKARAN 112, SAM 50.
JAMMU TO----DELHI 583, DHARAMSALA 204, PATHANKOT 107, SRINAGAR 293.
JHANSI TO----ORCHHA 16, SHIVPURI 94.
JODHPUR TO----KHIMSAR 100, MANDORE 10, MT ABU 264, NAGAUR 140, OSIAN 50, POKARAN 196, ROHETGARH 40, SARDAR SAMAND 64, UDAIPUR 280.
JORHAT TO---KAZIRANGA 100.
KANDY TO---NEGEMBO 99.
KANHA TO----BANDHAVGARH 189, JABALPUR 208, NAGPUR 260.
KATHMANDU TO----BHADGAON 14, CHITWAN 185, CHOBAR 10, DAKSHINKALI 25, DHULIKHEL 30, KAKANI 30, KIRTIPUR 10, LUMBINI 293, NAGARKOT 32, POKHARA 20O, RAXAUL 191, SILIGURI 564.
KHAJURAHO TO----BANDHAVGARH 189, CHATTARPUR 48, JABALPUR 233, JHANSI 181, ORCHA 178, PANNA 46, SHIVPURI 275, VARANASI 399.
KODAIKANAL TO----COIMBATORE 138, PERIYAR 119.
KONARK TO----PURI 35.
KUMARAKOM TO----PERIYAR 185.
LUCKNOW TO----BALRAMPUR 153, KANPUR 77.
LUMBINI TO----KUSHINAGAR 161, POKHARA 287.
MADRAS TO----CHIDAMBARAM 232, KANCHIPURAM 76, MADURAI 444, MAHABALIPURAM 58, PONIDCHERRY 162, RAMESHWARAM 596, TANJORE 345, TIRUPATI 152, TRICHY 316, TRIVANDRUM 708.
MADURAI TO---CAPE COMORIN 235, KODAIKANAL 120, PERIYAR 160, OOTY 325, RAMESHWARAM 152, TANJORE 158, TRICHY 142, TRIVANDRUM 264.
MANGALORE TO----HASSAN 172, JOGFALLS 230, MYSORE 248.
MOUNT ABU TO----RANAKPUR 189, UDAIPUR 190.
MUNNAR TO----OOTY 282, PERIYAR 160.
MYSORE TO----BANDIPUR 81, BRINDAVAN 28, HASSAN 120, MUDUMALAI 98, NAGARHOLE 80, OOTY 159.
OOTY TO----COIMBATORE 98, COONOOR 17, KODAIKANAL 236, MUDUMALAI 64.
PATHANKOT TO----DALHOUSIE 80, DHARAMSALA 97, KULLU 278, PALAMPUR 114, MANALI 318, MANDI 208.
PATNA TO----BODHGAYA 198, KUSHINAGAR 253, NALANDA 95, RAJGIR 108, VARANASI 246.
PERIYAR TO----KODAIKANAL 150.
PONDICHERRY TO----CHIDAMBARAM 72, MADRAS 162, MAHABALIPURAM 132.
SHILLONG TO----SILCHAR 241, CHERRAPUNJI 51, PEMAYANGSTE 133.
SHIMLA TO----KUFRI 19, KULU 220, MANALI 260, MANDI 150.
SRINAGAR TO----GULMARG 46, KARGIL 204, LEH 424, PAHALGAM 94, SONEMARG 80.
TRICHY TO----CHIDAMBARAM 173, DARASURAM 83, GANGAIKONDACHOLAPURAM 133 KUMBAKONAM 98, MADURAI 142, MAHABALIPURAM 354, OOTY 302, PONDICHERRY 243,TANJORE 60.
TRIVANDRUM TO----ALLEPPEY 147, CAPE COMORIN 87, KOVALAM 13, KOTTAYAM 154, PERIYAR 272, MADURAI 302, QUILON 73.
UDAIPUR TO----BIJAIPUR 160, BUNDI 233, CHITTORGARH 113, EKLINGJI 25, KOTA 284, RANAKPUR 292.
VARANASI TO----ALLAHABAD 135, BODHGAYA 242, GORAKHPUR 225, JAUNPUR 60, LUCKNOW 296, SARNATH 9